Goggles

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are goggles. The goggles are provided so that they comprise: a main body unit worn on the face of a user; a lens unit that is coupled to the main body unit and has a fastening protrusion formed to protrude toward the main body unit; and a fastening unit that has a fastening recess formed therein and is coupled to the main body to lock and unlock the fastening protrusion, wherein the fastening unit includes a body part movably coupled to the main body unit and a guide protrusion for guiding the moving direction of the body part, the main body unit has a guide hole formed at a position corresponding to the guide protrusion, the guide protrusion being received in the guide hole, and the fastening unit further included a protrusion part coupled to the body part to push the fastening protrusion outward such that the lens unit is separated from the main body unit when the fastening protrusion is unlocked according to the movement of the body part into the main body unit.

CROSS-REFERENCE

This application is a continuation of commonly owned U.S. applicationSer. No. 15/036,224, filed May 12, 2016, (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,441,466),which is the national phase application under 35 USC § 371 ofPCT/KR2013/011220 filed Dec. 5, 2013 which designated the U.S. andclaims benefit of KR 10-2013-0150119, filed Dec. 4, 2013, the entirecontents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to goggles.

BACKGROUND ART

Goggles are safety glasses for protecting eyes from dust and stronglight and may be used for leisure activities such as climbing or skiingor may be used in daily activities such as driving a motorcycle.

Particularly, since people enjoy winter sports such as skiing andsnowboarding at a slope of a mountain area covered with snow at a lowtemperature with strong wind, it is necessary to protect eyes from thestrong wind and a snowstorm while enjoying winter sports describedabove. Also, since snow reflects sunlight with a high reflectance, it isnecessary to protect eyes from strong sunlight. Accordingly, goggles maybe an essential apparatus for people who enjoy winter sports describedabove.

Recently, a large number of goggles with high level functionality havebeen developed. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0083001 (Jul. 20,2011) discloses one of the related art of the present invention.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

An aspect of the present invention is to provide goggles with adetachable lens.

Technical Solution

One aspect of the present invention provides goggles including a bodyunit worn on a face of a user, a lens unit coupled with the body unitand including a fastening protrusion which protrudes toward the bodyunit, and a fastening unit which includes a fastening groove to beengaged with the fastening protrusion and is coupled with the body unitto restrict or release the fastening protrusion. Here, the fasteningunit includes a body portion movably coupled with the body unit and aguide protrusion configured to guide a movement direction of the bodyportion. The body unit includes a guide hole formed at a positioncorresponding to the guide protrusion so that the guide protrusion isaccommodated therein. The fastening unit further includes a protrudingportion coupled to the body portion and configured to push the fasteningprotrusion outward so that the lens unit is separated from the body unitwhen the fastening protrusion is released according to a movement of thebody portion into the body unit.

The protruding portion may protrude toward an inside of the body unit sothat an end of the protruding portion pushes out an end of the fasteningprotrusion.

A first inclined plane may be formed at a part of the fasteningprotrusion in contact with the protruding portion.

A second inclined plane facing the first inclined plane may be formed ata part of the protruding portion in contact with the fasteningprotrusion.

Advantageous Effects

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a lens of gogglesis easily detachable from a body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of goggles according to one embodiment ofthe present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the goggles according to oneembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the goggles according to one embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lens unit of the gogglesaccording to one embodiment of the present invention engaged with a bodyunit, taken along line A-A′ shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the lens unit of thegoggles according to one embodiment of the present invention releasedfrom the body unit, taken along line A-A′ shown in FIG. 3.

MODE FOR INVENTION

Hereinafter, goggles according to embodiments of the present inventionwill be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings, inwhich like reference numerals designate like elements and repetitiveexplanations thereof will be omitted.

Also, the terms used hereafter such as first, second, etc. are merelyidentifying symbols for distinguishing identical or correspondingelements and the identical or corresponding elements are not be limitedto the terms such as first, second, etc.

Also, coupling not only refers to a physically direct contact betweenrespective elements but also refers to a concept including a case inwhich one element is disposed between two elements and each of the twoelements is in contact with the one element.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of goggles according to one embodiment ofthe present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of thegoggles according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 isa front view of the goggles according to one embodiment of the presentinvention, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lens unit ofthe goggles according to one embodiment of the present invention engagedwith a body unit, taken along line A-A′ shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is across-sectional view illustrating the lens unit of the goggles accordingto one embodiment of the present invention released from the body unit,taken along line A-A′ shown in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, goggles 100 according to one embodiment ofthe present invention may include a body unit 110, a lens unit 120, anda fastening unit 130. The body unit 110 may include a fasteningprotrusion 121. The fastening unit 130 may include a fastening groove131, a body portion 132, and a guide protrusion 134, and may furtherinclude a protruding portion 150.

The body unit 110 is a portion to be worn on a face of a user and may beformed with a curve to correspond to a shape of the face of the user.The body unit 110 may be formed of a material with a light weight andstrong durability and may be formed of a synthetic resin material.

The lens unit 120 may be mounted on the body unit 110 and may includethe fastening protrusion 121 for being mounted on the body unit 110.

The lens unit 120 may be formed of a transparent material or may beformed of a material which is opaque when viewed from the outside but istransparent when viewed from the inside.

The fastening unit 130 may be coupled with the body unit 110 to allowthe lens unit 120 to be coupled with the body unit 110. In this case,the fastening unit 130 may include the fastening groove 131 to beengaged and coupled with the fastening protrusion 121 formed on the lensunit 120.

The fastening unit 130 may be movably coupled with the body unit 110.The fastening unit 130 is vertically movable with respect to the bodyunit 110. As the fastening unit 130 moves along the body unit 110, thefastening protrusion 121 may be engaged with or released from thefastening groove 131. Due thereto, it is possible to control to attachor detach the lens unit 120 to or from the body unit 110.

The fastening protrusion 121 formed on the lens unit 120 may protrudetoward the body unit 110, the fastening groove 131 may be open towardthe lens unit 120, and the fastening groove 131 may be formed at aposition corresponding to the fastening protrusion 121 to fasten thefastening protrusion 121 to the fastening groove 131.

The fastening unit 130 may include the body portion 132, a pressurizingportion 133, and the guide protrusion 134 and may further include theprotruding portion 150. Also, the body unit 110 may include a guide hole111 in which the guide protrusion 134 is accommodated.

The body portion 132 may be movably coupled with the body unit 110. Thepressurizing portion 133 may be formed on a top surface of the bodyportion 132.

The pressurizing portion 133 may transfer a pressure to move the bodyportion 132. The pressurizing portion 133 may have a flat panel shapeand may have an area capable of being pushed by a finger tip of theuser. An emblem, logo, etc. for identifying a product may be attached tothe pressurizing portion 133.

The guide protrusion 134 may be coupled with the body portion 132 andmay guide a movement direction when the body portion 132 moves. Theguide protrusion 134 may have a bar shape.

The guide hole 111 in which the guide protrusion 134 is accommodated maybe formed in the body unit 110 to which the fastening unit 130 iscoupled. The guide protrusion 134 and the guide hole 111 may guide themovement direction of the body portion 132.

The guide hole 111 may have the same cross section as that of the guideprotrusion 134. When the guide protrusion 134 has the bar shape, theguide hole 111 may have a circular shape. Due to the guide protrusion134 and the guide hole 111, the body portion 132 may not deviate and maylinearly move.

An elastic member 140 may be formed at the guide protrusion 134. Whenthe fastening unit 130 moves into the body unit 110, the elastic member140 may provide an elastic force which moves the fastening unit 130outside the body unit 110 to allow the fastening unit 130 toautomatically return to an original state thereof.

The elastic member 140 may be a spring, and the spring may be formed onan outer circumferential surface of the guide protrusion 134. Accordingto the goggles 100 further including the elastic member 140, when thefastening unit 130 moves into the body unit 110, since the fasteningunit 130 may return without additional force provided, it may be easy toattach or detach the lens unit 120 to or from the body unit 110.

The protruding portion 150 may be formed on the body portion 132 and maypush the fastening protrusion 121 outward to separate the lens unit 120from the body unit 110. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of suchprotruding portions 150 may be formed on an inner side of thepressurizing portion 133.

When to separate the lens unit 120 from the body unit 110, the userpressurizes the fastening unit 130 to move into the body unit 110 andthe protruding portion 150 becomes in contact with the fasteningprotrusion 121. The protruding portion 150 may push the fasteningprotrusion 121 outward, thereby separating the lens unit 120 from thebody unit 110.

A plurality of such fastening units 130 may be formed. In this case, thefastening units 130 may be formed along an outer perimeter of the bodyunit 110 and may be disposed being spaced apart from each other. Theplurality of fastening units 130 may be formed at four corners of thegoggles 100. In this case, the user may pressurize the fastening unit130 using four fingers. Each of the fastening units 130 may have theprotruding portion 150, and in this case, the lens unit 120 may be moreeasily separated.

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the fastening and releasing ofthe lens unit 120 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the lens unit 120 moves toward the body unit110 while being separated from the body unit 110, the fasteningprotrusion 121 is inserted into the fastening groove 131. When thefastening unit 130 moves outside the body unit 110 while the fasteningprotrusion 121 is inserted in the fastening groove 131, the fasteningprotrusion 121 may be restricted by the fastening groove 131.Accordingly, the fastening protrusion 121 and the fastening groove 131are fastened, and thus the lens unit 120 may be restricted by the bodyunit 110.

A holding portion 122 may be formed at an end of the fasteningprotrusion 121. The holding portion 122 may allow the fasteningprotrusion 121 to be engaged and coupled with the fastening groove 131.When the fastening protrusion 121 is inserted in the fastening groove131, the fastening protrusion 121 may not depart from the fasteninggroove 131 due to the holding portion 122. By the fastening protrusion121 including the holding portion 122, cohesion between the fasteningprotrusion 121 and the fastening groove 131 may be increased.

The fastening unit 130 may include a stopper 135 not to be separatedfrom the body unit 110 after being coupled with the body unit 110. Thestopper 135 may be formed to protrude from a side of the fastening unit130 and a plurality of such stoppers 135 may be formed. An accommodatinggroove which accommodates the stopper 135 may be formed at the body unit110.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the user applies a force to the pressurizingportion 133 while the lens unit 120 is restricted by the body unit 110,the body portion 132 moves into the body unit 110. When the body portion132 moves, the guide protrusion 134 may be inserted into the guide hole111.

In this case, as described above, the protruding portion 150 pushes outthe fastening protrusion 121, and thus the lens unit 120 may beseparated from the body unit 110.

As shown in FIG. 5, the protruding portion 150 may protrude into thebody unit 110 and an end of the protruding portion 150 may push out theend of the fastening protrusion 121.

By the protruding portion 150, the lens unit 120 may be automaticallyseparated from the body unit 110 due to a linear movement of thefastening unit 130. That is, it may become notably easy to separate thelens unit 120 from the body unit 110.

Movement directions of the body portion 132 and the protruding portion150 may be perpendicular to a direction in which the lens unit 120 ispushed and moved.

A first inclined plane 123 may be formed at the fastening protrusion121. The first inclined plane 123 may be formed at a part of thefastening protrusion 121 in contact with the protruding portion 150. Thefirst inclined plane 123 may be formed to be inclined toward the bodyunit 110 from the lens unit 120. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, themovement direction of the protruding portion 150 and a direction inwhich the fastening protrusion 121 is pushed and moved may becomeperpendicular to each other.

A second inclined plane 151 may be formed at a part of the protrudingportion 150 in contact with the fastening protrusion 121. The secondinclined plane 151 may face the first inclined plane 123. That is, asshown in FIG. 4, the second inclined plane 151 and the first inclinedplane 123 may be formed to overlap each other. Since the second inclinedplane 151 pushes out the first inclined plane 123 of the fasteningprotrusion 121 and a contact area therebetween increases, the fasteningprotrusion 121 may be prevented from being damaged.

Meanwhile, the body unit 110 of the goggles 100 according to oneembodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of bodyframes. For example, the body unit 110 may include a first body frameand a second body frame. The first body frame and the second body framemay form a space portion in the body unit 110, in which the fasteningunit 130 is accommodated.

By the body unit 110 including the first body frame and the second bodyframe, since the first body frame and the second body frame can mutuallyabsorb shocks when the goggles 100 is shocked, durability of the goggles100 may be improved.

The lens unit 120 of the goggles 100 according to one embodiment of thepresent invention may include a lens frame and a plurality of lenses andadhesive frames.

The lens frame may be coupled with edges of the lenses to protect thelenses. Also, the lens frame may include the fastening protrusion 121 toallow the lens unit 120 to be coupled with the body unit 110. The lensesmay be attached to both sides of the lens frame, and the adhesive framesmay be disposed between the lens frame and the lenses.

As described above, according to the goggles 100 according to oneembodiment of the present invention, it is easy to attach or detach thelens unit 120 to or from the body unit 110 in the goggles 100.Particularly, by the protruding portion 150, it may become notably easyto separate the lens unit 120 from the body unit 110.

When it is easy to attach or detach the lens unit 120, the user mayselectively wear various lenses according to user's preference and mayuse lenses adequate for surroundings. Also, when a defect occurs in alens, since the goggles 100 may be repaired only by replacing the lensunit 120, a maintenance cost may be reduced.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been shown anddescribed, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art thatchanges may be made in this embodiment by adding, changing, omitting, orsupplementing elements without departing from the principles and spiritof the present invention, the scope of which is defined in the claimsand their equivalents

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

-   -   100: Goggles    -   110: Body unit    -   111: Guide hole    -   120: Lens unit    -   121: Fastening protrusion    -   122: Holding portion    -   123: First inclined plane    -   130: Fastening unit    -   131: Fastening groove    -   132: Body portion    -   133: Pressurizing portion    -   134: Guide protrusion    -   135: Stopper    -   140: Elastic member    -   150: Protruding portion    -   151: Second inclined plane

The invention claimed is:
 1. Goggles comprising: a body unit configuredto be worn on a face of a user; a lens unit detachably coupled with thebody unit and comprising a fastening protrusion which protrudes towardthe body unit; and a fastening unit which comprises a fastening grooveto accommodate the fastening protrusion and is coupled with the bodyunit to lock or release the fastening protrusion, wherein the fasteningprotrusion comprises a holding portion protruded at an end of thefastening protrusion, and the holding portion allows the fasteningprotrusion to be engaged with the fastening groove, wherein thefastening unit comprises: a body portion comprising the fastening grooveand movably coupled with the body unit in a vertical direction; apressurizing portion disposed on a top surface of the body portion and,when pushed, moving the body portion into the body unit; a protrudingportion which is disposed on an inner side of the pressurizing portionand protrudes toward the fastening protrusion, wherein the body portion,the pressurizing portion, and the protruding portion are integrallyconnected; a guide protrusion extended in a vertical direction; and anelastic member disposed on the guide protrusion and providing elasticforce to the pressurizing portion in the vertical direction, whereinwhen the pressurizing portion moves along the vertical direction, an endof the protruding portion pushes an end of the fastening protrusioninserted into the fastening groove outward and the lens unit isseparated from the body unit in a horizontal direction as the fasteningprotrusion is released from the fastening groove according to a movementof the body portion into the body unit in the vertical direction.
 2. Thegoggles of claim 1, wherein a first inclined plane is formed at a partof the fastening protrusion in contact with the protruding portion. 3.The goggles of claim 2, wherein a second inclined plane facing the firstinclined plane is formed at a part of the protruding portion in contactwith the fastening protrusion.
 4. Goggles comprising: a body unitcomprising a pair of fastening units, each of the pair of fasteningunits comprising a pressurizing portion, a body portion having afastening groove, and an elastic member; wherein the body portion andthe pressurizing portion are integrally connected, wherein the bodyportion is movable along a first direction, and the elastic memberprovides elastic force to the pressurizing portion in the firstdirection; and a lens unit detachably attached to the body unit andcomprising a plurality of fastening protrusions, wherein each of theplurality of fastening protrusions corresponds to each of the pair offastening units; wherein the fastening groove locks or releases thefastening protrusion, and each of the pair of fastening units is a pushbutton using the elastic member and wherein when the pressurizingportion moves along the first direction, an end of the protrudingportion pushes an end of the fastening protrusion inserted into thefastening groove outward and the lens unit is separated from the bodyunit in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, andwherein each of the plurality of fastening protrusions has a holdingportion which protrudes in a different direction from a longitudinaldirection thereof, and the holding portion allows the fasteningprotrusion to be engaged with the fastening groove, wherein each of theplurality of fastening protrusions and the holding portion extend indifferent directions.
 5. The goggles of claim 4, wherein the pair offastening units includes a first fastening unit and a second fasteningunit, and the first fastening unit and the second fastening unit aredisposed on opposite sides of the body unit.
 6. The goggles of claim 5,wherein the first fastening unit has a first pressurizing portion andthe second fastening unit has a second pressurizing portion, and whereinwhen the first pressuring pressurizing portion and the secondpressurizing portion are pushed in opposite directions, the lens unit isdetached from the body unit.
 7. The goggles of claim 4, wherein the bodyunit includes two pairs of fastening units.